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Widely Used Cancer Drug Associated With Significantly Increased Risk of Blood Clots
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Bevacizumab (Genentech/Roche, San Francisco, CA) trade name Avastin is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor. In the treatment of cancer it inhibits tumor growth by blocking
Bevacizumab (Genentech/Roche, San Francisco, CA) trade name Avastin is a monoclonal antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor. In the treatment of cancer it inhibits tumor growth by blocking angiogenesis.
PII: S0016-5085(08)02077-5
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.046
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